The New York Ripper (1982) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The New York Ripper (1982) |
| Original Title | Lo squartatore di New York |
| Director | Lucio Fulci |
| Screenplay Writer | Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Jack Hedley |
| Cast | Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller, Giallo, Slasher |
| Release Date | February 4, 1982 (Italy) |
| Duration | 1h 31m (91 minutes) |
| Budget | Italian exploitation horror production |
| Language | English / Italian |
| Country | Italy |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Cult theatrical release |
| IMDb Rating | ~6.3/10 |
| Notable For | Extremely graphic violence, disturbing killer voice, controversial content |
| Director Style | Signature Lucio Fulci gore and gritty atmosphere |
| Censorship Status | Banned/cut in several countries for years |
| Cult Status | Infamous cult giallo slasher |
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A worn out New York detective teams up with a college professor (Paolo Malco, House by the Cemetery) in order to catch a killer who likes to cut up women while talking and quacking like a duck. Yeah, you read that right.
I liked this movie although it was slow at times. The duck voice was just silly it kept yanking me right out of the movie. The story and violence were so brutal though, it was probably a good thing. This one is sleazy folks.
The gore isn’t completely over the top like in Fulci’s straight horror movies but it was worse in its simplicity and realism. There isn’t anything supernaturally safe here, just several sharp objects being inserted in different women, and that’s pretty much a daily occurrence in real life.
The best kill scene of the bunch is the slicing up of the detective’s hooker friend with a razor blade. She’s the one chosen to receive Fulci’s eye assault, and I’ve got to say, I thought it was better than the one in Zombi. It was definitely more realistic.
The thing this movie really had was a lot of nudity and sex. A LOT. Live sex shows, masturbation, sexual assault with some skeezy guy’s sweaty toes (I’m still not over that scene shudder), put all that in your penis pipe and smoke it. No really, there was a penis pipe too. Add cut up women and hundreds of naked pin up pictures and it’s no wonder this one made it to the Video Nasties list. All prints were infamously escorted to the airport and ordered to leave the UK by the chief censor at the time.
If you’re a fan of Fulci or Italian horror then you must see this movie. For a movie that was only 91 minutes it really did seem to drag on and on at times but that’s my only complaint. Sure lots of things didn’t make sense and the killer’s motivation when revealed was a total WTF? But hey, that’s to be expected.
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